Final Friday Flix, presented by the Montgomery Arts Commission, is a new film series with movies everyone can enjoy. The inaugural season embraces the “Dinner Party” theme and features films for food lovers of all ages.

Since 1988, the Montgomery Photo Competition has recognized excellence in amateur photography by artists of all ages and experience levels from beginner to expert. Submit your best photos and you may win a prize!

The Montgomery Public Works Department will again be providing a spring curbside bulk brush collection of brush and limbs. The spring program is scheduled to begin on April 13 and will be conducted over a five-week period. Pick up weeks are determined by regular trash collection schedules. Please have brush out at the curb by Monday morning of your collection week.

The City is starting to work on the next Strategic Plan. The goals and strategies laid out in the plan form a blueprint for what the City attempts to achieve during a five-year time span. It is very much a working document that constantly drives decision-making in the City. We will again conduct a citizen survey to gather input from the community. Results from this survey will form the basis of our planning efforts. The last survey (2011) had a 41 percent return rate. We can do better. We need your help with this to guide selection of future projects and service enhancements. Stay tuned for more information about the survey in upcoming months.

A group of citizens have approached the City of Montgomery to consider replacing the current leaf collection program with a leaf vacuuming service. A list of frequently asked questions have been developed about the current leaf collection program and leaf vacuuming.

Police Officer Dave Reuther is retiring this February after 25 years of service with the City of Montgomery Police Department. Officer Reuther began his career with the City of Montgomery in 1990, after previously serving with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.

Come join the City of Montgomery in honoring Susan Hamm, Clerk of Council and Administrative Coordinator for the City of Montgomery, at a farewell reception given by Montgomery City Council on Wednesday, February 18 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.

Alex Janszen started with the City of Montgomery in August of 2014 and immediately reported to the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy in Columbus, Ohio. Having graduated from the 19-week Academy in December, he is now several weeks into his 14 week field training, which further prepares him for the role of police officer.

Martha Seaman has always had an interest in and practiced at growing things. Martha has been a Master Gardner for more than fifteen years and uses her knowledge in all that she is involved with. She serves on the City’s Beautification and Tree Commission where she is involved in projects such as hanging basket planting, Arbor Day seedlings, Plant Swaps and Beautification Day planting.